Winning streak ends at 8

MARINERS 4, SOX 3 (11 inn.)

April 25, 2006|By Chicago Tribune.

SEATTLE — The White Sox's eight-game winning streak ended late Monday night in a taxing manner as Yuniesky Betancourt's single with two outs in the 11th inning scored pinch-runner Willie Bloomquist to give Seattle a 4-3 victory.

Betancourt's single came on an 0-2 count off Brandon McCarthy, the Sox's fourth pitcher.

The Mariners' winning rally started on a single by former Sox designated hitter Carl Everett, who was replaced by Bloomquist.

The Sox were one strike away from losing in the regulation nine innings before Brian Anderson hit a game-tying home run off closer Eddie Guardado to tie the game 3-3.

Anderson's homer came a half-inning after Raul Ibanez capped a three-hit game by smacking a homer off Sox starter Jon Garland, who allowed a game-tying single to Ichiro Suzuki in the seventh. Ibanez is 18-for-46 lifetime (.391) against Garland.